Best sounding modern inline 4 engine

Best sounding modern inline 4 engine

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Bob_Defly

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4,390 posts

242 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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What's the best sounding engine from the last 5-10 years, inline 4, both around 600cc, and 1000cc?

Aftermarket cans are fine.

nismocat

870 posts

19 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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The 2.3L I4 Ecoboost.

But not when it's in a Mustang. Just no.


CypSIdders

1,124 posts

165 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Wrong section!

airsafari87

2,954 posts

193 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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My 2019 S1000R with a full Arrow system on always got compliments on how well it sounded.

podman

8,950 posts

251 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Ive had a few and listened to most but the H2 engine in all its guises sounds great as standard but with a full system and super charger chirping away as you go up and down the rev range, its a unique sound and very exciting.

My neighbour may not agree thou…

black-k1

12,282 posts

240 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Anything below 97db

slopes

40,315 posts

198 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Current R1M sounds glorious, everything else sounds much of a muchness for me.

Weso

466 posts

215 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Agree with the R1/ MT10 crossplane engine, sounds different to all the other il4's.
Not modern, but this sounds hilarious
https://youtu.be/FJ8R4tYbX5w?si=ZpXNo6H0X1XCVWu_

lazybike

978 posts

102 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Yamaha crossplane

Zarco

18,802 posts

220 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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lazybike said:
Yamaha crossplane
Got to be this. Mainly as it sounds more like a V4.

Tam_Mullen

2,416 posts

183 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Zarco said:
lazybike said:
Yamaha crossplane
Got to be this. Mainly as it sounds more like a V4.
And the best sounding IL4 is....

...the one that sounds least like an IL4! hehe

I'll stick my nomination in for the 2023 M1000RR, The Wee Wizard Seeleys sounded incredible coming off the hairpin at Knockhill this year!

snagzie

611 posts

71 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Always loved the sound of the CBR600R

rodericb

7,538 posts

137 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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MV Agusta F4 1000S sounds good. Might be outside of the timelines stated in the OP...

Jazoli

9,259 posts

261 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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To be honest 99% of IL4's sound st, and a noisy exhaust just reinforces this, it has to be the Yamaha CP4.

bogie

16,680 posts

283 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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MV Agusta 1078cc inline 4 with airbox snorkels removed and full titanium exhaust system thumbup

but they haven't made them for a few years now frown

Long'un

94 posts

198 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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bogie said:
MV Agusta 1078cc inline 4 with airbox snorkels removed and full titanium exhaust system thumbup

but they haven't made them for a few years now frown
This. The best sounding IL4 IMO. Sounds very angry!

black-k1

12,282 posts

240 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Jazoli said:
To be honest 99% of IL4's sound st, and a noisy exhaust just reinforces this, ... .
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Sam Aigal

45 posts

21 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Mine of course! (Unmodded z900rs) But mainly cos it's the first IL4 I've ridden and therefore had my ears close up through the rev range biggrin

Steve Bass

10,445 posts

244 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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If we're limited to the IL4 layout, then it can only be the Yamaha CP4, simply because it doesn't sound like an IL4 in the first place but more like a odd angle V4. Lovely sound for such a crap bike hehe


PlywoodPascal

5,747 posts

32 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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black-k1 said:
Jazoli said:
To be honest 99% of IL4's sound st, and a noisy exhaust just reinforces this, ... .
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I dunno

A small piece of st is just a bit stty.
But a massive pile of st is impressive in it’s own way.